Calling all Hunters - Venison recipes

ngreen wrote:
What is Jaccard?

http://www.amazon.com/Jaccard-200348-Supertendermatic-48-Blade-Tenderizer/dp/B001347JK6/?ie=UTF8&qid=1413588640&sr=8-1&keywords=Jaccard+tenderizer

It's a meat tenderizer.

Venison fat turns rancid, so even the small amount of fat should be removed. Unlike beef, fat isn't there to help the meat tenderize while cooking.

In addition, venison can get rubbery and tough when overcooked. Tenderizing helps the meat cook through well very quickly- before the outside gets tough.

When inside, I cook it in a skillet with a glass lid. I spray the pan with a butter flavored non-stick spray and turn on the heat. When the spray "melts" I add the meat, turn down heat to med-low.

I rinse the meat in water and squeeze out meat/blood just before tenderizing, but there is enough water left to steam in the skillet for about 7 minutes on the first side.

Drain about 80-90% of the water, turn over meat for another 6 minutes. The water should disappear and the meat will brown within another minute on that side.

You can flip it again to brown the original side if it isn't. That depends on the amount of meat, skillet temp, etc.

Important- when you start to smell and see a little bit of black/burnt in the pan, STOP and take the meat out.

Fine line between browning/carmelizing and scorching/burning the meat.

Done like this, it makes great finger food. Clean, tender, tasty, yet retains just enough "venison chewy" without being tough (due to the tenderizing).

I also like marinading in a mix of italian zesty dressing and a little ranch at least overnight before grilling.

Hope you find this helpful and tasty!

What is Jaccard?

Tenderloin makes good small steaks. One word to remember....Jaccard!
Huge difference in tenderness.

Had steaks last two days.

TexasShadow wrote:
chicken fried venison. sliced thin, marinaded in canned milk, salt, pepper and garlic powder, fried in bacon grease.

^^^^My favorite. What won't make steaks, I cut into chili meat. Don't care for it ground. Enjoy :C

Thanks everyone for all the recipes. Can't wait to get started on trying them. I have ground venison thawing to make jerky and tacos for dinner tonight.

Venison Sauce Piquante.

I make something similar to this. We call it swiss steak. I use venison, bell pepper, onion, bay leave, garlic, 1 can tomato paste diluted with water. I cook on stove or crockpot. We serve ours first time with dumplings or mashed potatoes. Reheat cut in small pieces and put over noodles. I like the idea of smoked sausage. I will have to try your recipe. Sounds good.

Venison Sauce Piquante.
Venison( cut into med. size pieces)
Smoked sausage ( same as above)
1 lg onion(chopped )
1 lg green pepper(chopped)
1 can tomato sauce

Season meat with salt and pepper.
Brown venison and sausage very well(till dark brown)
Add onion and green pepper. Continue browning.
Stir in tomato sauce. Continue browning.
Add water to completely cover and simmer till venison is tender.
Serve over rice.

So darn good. I have made this in crock pot and been very pleased. When done in crock I just toss all ingredients in (no browning) and cook on high. Very good but better stove top.
I usually cook up at pot of black eye peas to go along.

Sherry

Pepper steak. Use a meat tenderizer to cut the fibers, of meat. Pound it out.Roll in flour twice, with egg wash and milk in between. LET sit a few minutes. Fry, on medium until crispy and reduce heat in bacon drippings,add milk and rough of mil and flour,with salt and coarse black pepper. Don't let meat stick. Add more milk or cream as needed. WHEN it gets fork tender, take it out.Make more gravy. Don't let the kids get to the table, until you do or you might not get any.

Pulled out of my driveway today, went around behind my house and an 8 point buck was standing in my back yard. I live in town, so this isn't something we see often. My 7 DD said "Let me go get my bow, Mom". The deer looked at us for a while, then went loping back into the woods. When we got back home, DD took her bow to the back yard and sat for about an hour waiting on him to come back. He was a biggun'!

Venison Sauce Piquante. Formidable!!!!